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Oversight of Public and Private Initiatives to Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor in the Cocoa Sector in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana
This three-year project spearheaded by the Payson Center for International Development examines efforts to establish child labor monitoring and verification systems in West Africa to assess progress made toward meeting obligations under the Harkin- Engel Protocol. The Harkin-Engel Protocol is a ...
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“Reverse Trick-or-Treaters” Deliver Fair Trade Chocolate
Worldwatch Institute — ... Despite the progress of these programs, Tulane University's Payson Center said in a 2009 report that any certification system is unlikely to eliminate child labor completely. ...

"Reverse Trick-or-Treaters" Deliver Fair Trade Chocolate
Worldchanging: Bright Green — ... . "The next step is to provide consumers with information about what these programs actually mean.... Some standards are stronger than others in enforcing worker rights." Despite the progress of these programs, Tulane University's Payson Center said in a 2009 report that any certification system is unlikely to eliminate child labor completely. "The ability to verify a 100-percent free [worst-forms of child labor] environment is doubtful," the report said. "More realistic objectives should be established by the countries." For the foreign exchange students, who are ...

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